Appetite

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jill1979 wrote:

Ok, I’m two days into week 12, and I’m eating like a horse! The only thing I want to do is eat...all the time. I don’t want to go nuts as I head into the second trimester, and I don’t want to start gaining a bunch of weight. Is this normal? Anyone else experiencing an increase in appetite?

Pretty sure I’ll be fine, but this is catching me by surprise after weeks of nausea. (Which is still here, btw, I’m just hungry too.)

My appetite hit earlier 7-10 weeks but I was amazed at how hungry I was and how much I could eat and still feel hungry! I think it's normal and you should listen to your body. I tried to fill up on as much healthy-ish food as I could. I found that higher protein and healthy fats like eggs and avocados were more satisfying. But then sometimes a box of mac and cheese was the only thing that sounded good :) Eat up, feed your baby!

I had to have second breakfast yesterday, but no elevensies. Usually a couple of crackers will tide me over from breakfast to lunch but this week that’s not been working. And I’ve not been sick or lost my appetite so it’s not like it’s suddenly reappearing. 12w is just a hungry time!

I’ve been eating like a horse since the start! I try to stick with snacking on healthy stuff during the day cause I know at night all I want is junk! I’ve also just started going for more walks hoping that’ll help even out how much I’m eating! I’m not a big girl and I’m scared I’m gonna be a whale by the end of this pregnancy (and of course won’t give me much time to get back into my bikini body for the summer lol) but a girls gotta eat! So bring on the food! Just typing this my belly is growling lol

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